Trial set for man accused in Portage Road break-in

January 21, 2009|Tribune Staff Report

SOUTH BEND Â? Cyrus Lemar Brown used a walker and hopped on one foot inside a courtroom today at his appearance in front of a judge.

The 28-year-old was treated for a broken leg after he was held at gunpoint by a 70-year-old woman whose home he allegedly broke into Jan. 4. Brown was later treated at a local mental health facility before he was transferred to the St. Joseph County Jail.

The victim, whose home was on Portage Road, held Brown at gunpoint until police arrived. She was taken to Memorial Hospital to recover from chest pains she suffered during the incident and has been released.

A judge today also lowered BrownÂ?s bond at the jail from $1,000 to $750.

Brown faces one count of residential entry, a Class D felony, and one count of resisting law enforcement, a Class A misdemeanor.